DES MOINES, IOWA (November 4, 2026) — Amidst a cancer-linked industrial-agriculture water-pollution crisis, Iowans have elected clean water champions Josh Turek, Christina Bohannan, Sarah Trone Garriott, and Lindsay James to Congress, handing Democrats majority control of both chambers. An additional twenty clean-water champions have also been elected to the state legislature.

AMES, IOWA (November 4, 2026) — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host the 37th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference, set for December 9–10, at Prairie Meadows in Altoona.

AMES, IOWA (November 2, 2026) — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Farm Business Management Team invites farmers and agriculture professionals to a Grain Marketing Workshop in Peosta, January 5–6, 2027. The two-day workshop is designed for participants of all experience levels, from those with limited or intermediate skills to seasoned, successful grain marketers.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 2, 2026) — Recently, Vice President JD Vance and US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L Rollins announced that proce

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 26, 2026) — Family farmers from Illinois and Iowa gathered Wednesday, October 21 to discuss the issues facing them and their communities in the shadow of the 3-year anniversary of the 2018 Farm Bill expiring.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (October 22, 2026) — The Voice of Milk, a collaboration between the Dairy Business Association, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Minnesota Milk Producers Association, has announced a new addition to its member services team. Barb Grzywinski joins as a Strategic Account Manager, working directly with members in Wisconsin to provide support and services needed to meet policy, regulation and sustainability challenges.

AMES, IOWA (October 15, 2026) — The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a Boots in the Barn workshop series in southwest Iowa on November 17 and 24 and December 1 and 8. All sessions will be at the Lakin Community Center, 61321 315th Street, Malvern. A meal starts at 5:30PM, and the program runs 5:30-8PM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 7, 2026) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for the second annual Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.

The event will take place on Thursday, October 8, 7PM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W 12th Street, Davenport.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 30, 2026) — Tapestry Farms invites the community to gather under the autumn sky for the second annual Harvest Moon Celebration, an evening of music and traditional Arabic sweets in support of refugees rebuilding their lives in the Quad Cities.

The event will take place on Thursday, October 8, 7PM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W 12th Street, Davenport.

MACOMB/MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 21, 2026) — The Corn Belt Ports Rural Maritime and Logistics Training and Education Consortium has been designated a 2026 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD).

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